Dobogókő is a popular tourist area near
Pilisszentkereszt
Pilisszentkereszt ( sk, Mlynky) is a village in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary, some 20 km from Budapest in the Pilis Mountains. ''Pilis Szent-Kereszt'' means "St. Cross in Pilis".
History
The territory of Pilisszentker ...
in Hungary, and the site of the highest point in the
Visegrád Hills at 699 meters.
133 people live here.
Up in the hills lies the
Ödön Téry Memorial Ödön is a male given name of Hungarian origin, since the 19th century Ödön became variant of Edmund. It may refer to:
* Ödön Bárdi (1877–1958), actor
* Ödön Batthyány-Strattmann (1826–1914) nobleman
* Ödön Beöthy (1796–1854), ...
, a stone pyramid built in memory of one of great pioneers of Hungarian tourism. In Dobogókő there is a tourist museum and accommodation. There are hiking possibilities to , , and . Nearby larger settlements are
Dömös
Dömös is a village in Komárom-Esztergom County in Hungary.
Setting, geography
Dömös is located on the right side of the Danube, 16 km from Esztergom and 45 km from Budapest. The also beautiful town, Visegrád is located 5 km ...
and
Szentendre
Szentendre () is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis Mountains, Pilis-Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the :hu: Szentendrei Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum, Open- ...
.
Dobogókő is also a pilgrimage site for
Hungarian neopagans (followers of the revived
Táltos
The táltos (; also "tátos") is a figure in Hungarian mythology, a person with supernatural power similar to a shaman.
Description
The most reliable account of the táltos is given by Roman Catholic priest Arnold Ipolyi in his collection of fo ...
faith, that is similar to
shamanism
Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a Spirit world (Spiritualism), spirit world through Altered state of consciousness, altered states of consciousness, such as tranc ...
) who believe that the place is the "
heart chakra" of the earth.
References
External links
Dobogókői kirándulások képekkel - Dobogókő Hiking page– www.dobogokokirandulas.hu
Dobogókő Ski Centre– www.dobogokosi.hu
Snow forecast for Dobogókő Ski CentreDobogókő in Utazgató.hu pagePhotos from the air about Dobogókő
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Populated places in Pest County
Dömös